welcome 2015

Barred rock beauty  16x16 acrylic collage

After months, finally, a painting. YAY!

Feeling Blue...

 Blue Hen 12x12 acrylic collage
NOW

Throw caution to the wind and take a chance with color. This little painting never got much attention in it's previous life so it has been updated.

 BEFORE

I toned down and changed the color of the background as it was in too much competition with the hen. The hen was a bit too literal so now she will be a match for my willow pattern dinner plates. I still like her determined attitude. Do you think she is going to cross the road?

Oh look, a chicken

Alma 12x12 acrylic collage

I wanted to put some chickens in the DTSS greenhouse for the seed sale that was happening this weekend. Turns out chickens are harder to paint than you might guess, plus I am still busy with computer classes (urk, but they are not bad....I'm learning lots).

Invermere's high school has a geo-thermally heated greenhouse where students from all over the town come to learn about horticulture. The school then uses their produce in the chef's training course. They serve wonderful meals at the High School (no bunsteads [tuna salad grilled on old hotdog buns] like I had to suffer through in my school years. Jamie Oliver would be impressed by this lot.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/invermerevalleyecho/news/119205584.html

http://contest.thetyee.ca/greenyourcampbellcash/node/284

Alma reminds me of an old biddy who used to peck me when I collected eggs as a kid. Bad chickens become chicken and dumplings.